harbor ferry

Bay boat service

A harbor ferry is a boat that transports passengers and sometimes vehicles across a harbor or between points within a port area.

Unlike long-distance ferries, harbor ferries make short, frequent trips—often connecting a downtown waterfront to nearby islands or opposite shores: We took the harbor ferry to avoid bridge traffic.

Related

round trip · passenger · water · bay · commute · commuter route · morning rush · vessel · gangway · ticket · ticket booth · foghorn · horn blast · deck · life jacket · embark · disembark · wharf

Opposites
range and route type

harbor ferryocean liner

Large scheduled passenger vessel

cruise ship · deep-sea vessel · cargo ship · container ship · supertanker

transport mode

harbor ferrysubway

Underground transit passage

land bridge · metro · tunnel · commuter rail · highway

Family

harbor, ferry, harbors, harbored, harboring, harbourage, ferries, ferried, ferrying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G